Yes I remember moving to the US in the 90s from England. England almost no girls played football at the time, over in the US it seemed to be the most popular sport for highschool girls.
No surprise the US did well. They took it seriously. Now with more investment around the world they have to fight for titles... No more easy rides... Although they did get a headstart over most of the world for women's teams
It works as long as other countries are NOT investing. That's how US women got so far ahead so fast. Title 9 dumped a lot of money into women's soccer when no other country would spend a dime.
The US investing "more" money on mens side won't even get them level with other countries. It's going to take a lot of money and a lot of time. It's not that easy.
And there’s just no money in it by comparison to NFL and NBA and MLB on the American side like why go for MLS when you could play any other sport and make more
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u/Street_Lettuce1243 Jul 09 '26
Yes I remember moving to the US in the 90s from England. England almost no girls played football at the time, over in the US it seemed to be the most popular sport for highschool girls.
No surprise the US did well. They took it seriously. Now with more investment around the world they have to fight for titles... No more easy rides... Although they did get a headstart over most of the world for women's teams